Democrats, the media and activists have ramped up their attacks against Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nomination to succeed the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. Ibram X. Kendi, an American author who became the new director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University in July, railed against Barrett on Twitter…
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Trump reiterates call for drug test before debates, claims Biden 'is on some kind of an enhancement' | TheHill – The Hill, The Hill
By Brett Samuels - 09/01/20 11:01 PM EDT © Getty Images President TrumpDonald John TrumpMelania Trump used private email account while in White House, ex-friend says Trump reiterates call for drug test before debates, claims Biden 'is on some kind of an enhancement' How Markey took down a Kennedy MORE on Tuesday reiterated his call…
Read More »Robert Trump, Donald's brother, seriously ill in New York hospital – The Guardian, The Guardian
President expected to visit younger brother, 72, on Friday Robert tried to ban publication of niece’s tell-all book Robert Trump, left, with his brother Donald in 1999. Photograph: Diane Bondaress/AP President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, has been hospitalized in New York, according to the White House. The president is expected to visit his…
Read More »Trump says U.S. Has reached deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine – CNBC, CNBC
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the U.S. government will purchase 100 million doses of Moderna's experimental coronavirus vaccine, which is currently in late-stage human trials. Moderna separately said the deal for its vaccine, mRNA-1273, is worth $1.53 billion and will give the federal government the option to purchase up to 400 million additional doses. The U.S.…
Read More »Donald Trump suggests delay to 2020 US presidential election – BBC News, BBC News
Image copyright Reuters Donald Trump has suggested November's presidential election be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results.He floated a delay until people could "properly, securely and safely" vote.There is little evidence to support Mr Trump's claims but he has long railed against mail-in voting which he has said would…
Read More »Trump clashes with Fox News interviewer over false claim about Biden – The Guardian, The Guardian
Donald Trump has clashed with a Fox News interviewer after the president was challenged about a false claim that Joe Biden wants to defund police. In a clip of Chris Wallace’s Fox News Sunday interview with Trump released on Friday, the president said that his likely opponent in November’s presidential election supported the movement to…
Read More »Trump says chokeholds sound 'innocent and perfect' and compares himself to Lincoln – The Guardian, The Guardian
Donald Trump further stoked controversy over race issues and policing by remarking on Friday that chokeholds sounded “so innocent and so perfect”, and once again claimed he has been the best president for black Americans – only partially conceding that Abraham Lincoln may have surpassed him. The US president also called his choice to resume…
Read More »Trump administration rolls back Obama-era transgender health care protections – CNN, CNN
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration announced Friday it is eliminating an Obama-era regulation prohibiting discrimination in health care against patients who are transgender. The move -- coming during Pride Month, an annual celebration of the LGBTQ community that takes place throughout the month of June, and on the four-year anniversary of the deadly Pulse nightclub shooting,…
Read More »Trump says he will wear coronavirus mask at Honeywell factory if it is required – CNBC, CNBC
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will wear a mask as a precaution against coronavirus, if required to do so, during a trip later in the day to a Honeywell factory in Arizona that is manufacturing masks.Trump, who has refused to wear a mask in recent weeks despite federal guidance calling for Americans to…
Read More »Trump gives up on virus fight to focus on economic recovery – and re-election – The Guardian, Theguardian.com
Donald Trump is effectively abandoning a public health strategy for the coronavirus pandemic and showing “clear willingness to trade lives for the Dow Jones”, critics say. A leaked internal White House report predicts the daily death toll from the virus will reach about 3,000 on 1 June, almost double the current tally of about 1,750,…
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